Working for American Apparel was every bit as weird as it sounded: ‘It was a cult’
Kate Flannery was out of work and out of money when a frizzy-haired babe in hot pants handed her a business card. It featured a girl in a bikini and striped athletic socks. “American Apparel,” it read. “A progressive, provocative retailer.” The 23-year-old Flannery was intrigued. American Apparel came to define the mid-2000s indie-sleaze aesthetic … Read more